Frontier Constabulary
The Frontier Constabulary, or F C, was established in 1913 by the amalgamation of the Border Military Police and the Samana Rifles
In 1922 another temporary War Corps of Mohmand Militia in the Shabqadar area was merged with the F C
Shabqadar Fort became F C’s headquarters in 1921-22. It now serves as its District HQ. [1]
It was similar in structure to the Khyber Rifles, in that it was not a “regiment” of the Indian Army, rather it was an armed police or para-military unit paid for by the civil purse and under the control of the local Political Agent.
Note, the Frontier Constabulary is a different organisation to the similarly named Frontier Force.
External links
- Frontier Constabulary fc.gov.pk
- Frontier Constabulary Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Frontier Constabulary page 15 India in 1930-1931 Archive.org
References
- ↑ Video: Frontier Constabulary and Fort Shabqadar by Ali Jan Qissa Khwani on Facebook.